Rants, Recipes, and Running

"You never know what you're gonna get" That's the attitude with me, and my "beauty/style" life. In my lifetime (which has been considerably short...I'm 22!) I have had: -Very very short hair, long hair, red hair, auburn hair, blonde hair, REALLY blonde hair, brown hair, brown hair with blonde high lights, brown hair with red & blonde highlights, permed hair, straight hair.... ...You get the point....I'm pretty "bold" about hair. It's hair. It'll grow back. If it's too blonde, you can dye it darker...etc. So we have had 3 consecutive days that have hit about 100. Yesterday was 101. I'm burning up! It's been 6 months since I've had a haircut. So...I went in today for a "trim". And I went from this: To This..... The "kicker" is that my husband, Ryan...has absolutely no clue I did this. I told him this morning, "I think I'm going to go in to get my hair trimmed. It...

I think I am due for a recipe post. Today it almost hit 100 in Tucson. Yikes! So, what better a topic to blog about than soup?! ;) Many have the attitude that "soup is for cold weather". But, it's never reallly cold here. If I followed that rule, we'd never get to eat soup! That would be a very, very sad day. Now, normally when you see Minestrone it is a vegetarian Italian soup. However, as I've stated previously - I have a carnivore of a husband. And a "Vegetarian-Meal" just wouldn't quite fly! So I serached around at Minestrone recipes - and concoted my own little "brew"!  Here it goes! 1/2 lb Ground Turkey 1 14.5 oz can Stewed Tomatoes 1 can Garbanzo beans 1.5 Beef Bullion Cube (you can do the low-sodium style, or can of beef broth, but I need my Na+) ;) 3 cups water 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2-3 Bay leaves And here is where it gets kinda murky, since I don't really do recipes...... About 1/2 Red on...

1. What is your favorite piece of furniture in your house? Our king-sized sleigh bed. Boy that sounds good right now. Especially since I'm sooo sick and I had a 12 hour clinical today, and 7 hours of lecture on EKG's tomorrow. All I want to do is curl up in bed with heating pads and pillows. :-(. Why is it that my toughest semester of nursing school is my "ill-est"? :( 2. If it was raining so hard on a Saturday that you couldn’t leave your house, what would you spend the day doing? I would search around for ingredients and put together a fantastic soup or stew - slow cook it all day. I would also make home-made bread. And probably bake some cookies. I'd also sip some lemon-tea. Clean the house, organize cupboards, maybe watch a comforting movie like "Pretty Woman" or "Ferris Buellher's Day Off". 3. What was your favorite candy as a child? Hmm..probably Fun Dips. I remmeber that was my "naughty" thing I'd purchase when ...

I am stealing this idea from my sister . Thought it looked kind of fun!! I just finshed my first Critical Care Exam....which I was terrified of. And I am actually walking away feeling REALLY confident about it! It's weird. So yay! Celebration. Ryan is charcoal grilling beer can chicken for me tonight! I am making a sweet-potato salad and spinach salad! I love doing the easy stuff ;) So here we go! I ALWAYS ... -Make lists . Lists are absolutely vital to my survival in everything. If you went through my purse, kitchen drawers, school-bag, anything - you will find many lists about everything! -Eat breakfast - and within the first hours that I'm awake. Skipping that meal is not an option for me! -Make breakfast, pour coffee how he likes it, and pack a lunch for Ryan EVERY day. Even on weekends when he gets up at 4:30 for guard. Doing those little things for him are really important to me. I Sometimes .... - Vacuum the house or scrub my kitchen floor when I'm feel...

This won't contain a lot of pictures, for I'm not the best with my own camera. But, Lisa  is posting some great photos! But I will say the past weekend was INCREDIBLE! So here is a little bulleted list of the amazingness. First off, I am quite  burnt out . With clinicals, critical care class (which is more challenging than my previous courses in nursing school - to say the very least), and preparing for the party. I can't remember the last time I had a "break". It has been go, go, go - and it probably won't "stop" for awhile! But all the prep and hard work was WELL worth it! Wednesday , Lisa got in. We went for an amazing 6.5 mile hike . Since (I think) all of you read her blog, you can see pictures on her recap! :D (Thanks, Lisa!) Lisa & I hiking Madera Canyon We then took her to our FAVORITE sushi restaraunt; Ra . It was a beautiful evening filled with tons of laughter, great conversation, and fantastic weather! As a side note - that night...

It's Tuesday AGAIN! I will be recapping soon the weekend of fantastic festivities of family! In the meantime, my brain is FRIED, I am beyond exhausted, I had a LONG day of clincals; and I feel like being mindless ;) So....Ten on Tuesday!! :) 1. If your name was a verb, what would “to Chelsea” mean? (Insert your own name though…) "To Abby": to fall, trip, or spill something; to react in an overly-exaggerated manner. In a sentence: "You really Abbyed this morning when you fell on your face!" *Time out story: I have to walk about a mile to my hospital for clinicals in the morning. I was sick and exhuasted this morning on my way in; and was crossing the street in a frenzy at 6 a.m., and tripped on a curb and feel flat on my face right near downtown Tucson. Yep. I definited "Abbied" ;) At that point, I wanted to walk back to my car, drive home, and crawl into bed! 2. What myth have you always wanted to prove or bust? That you cannot lick your el...

1. What was your high school superlative (if you didn’t have one- what would it have been)? I was voted "Most Likely to Leave ND" (isn't that funny that was even one of the categories?!) - Yay! Prediction as correct! I was also voted "Most Likely to Succeed." BwaHahaha - that was false! I don't foresee myself "rollin in the dough" anytime soon. Who knows - maybe the shitty economy will make this AMAZING turn-around and I'll score a GREAT job, and then I'll go get my masters or my Nurse Practitioners, and be ever-so-successful (I'm feeling a little apathetic about the job market right now. Don't talk to me about it :P) 2. What sports did you play in high school?  And track my jr and sr year. I ran the mile and 2 mile. If I would've tried, and wouldn't have been such a darn skinny little string bean - I may ahve had the stamina to succeed!? I also was a basketball & football cheerleader - if you want to call that a...